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A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF AN ONI COWERING DURING SETSUBUN, AFTER TADATOSHI A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF AN ONI COWERING DURING SETSUBUN, AFTER TADATOSHI After Tadatoshi, signed Tadatoshi 忠利 The oni is comically curled into a ball, holding a reed mat above his head in a futile attempt to shield himself from a shower of roasted soybeans being thrown at him during the oni-yarai ceremony on Setsubun day. His awkward position, with legs bent and toes curled, results in a poor defense, as less than half the beans hit the mat while the rest strike his exposed rump, knee, and abdomen. The oni's sad expression, with sorrowful eyes glancing to the side, shows how thoroughly he is being pelted. Natural himotoshi through his feet. Signed to the back of one calf in ukibori characters TADATOSHI. LENGTH 4.2 cm Condition: Very good condition with only minor wear. Provenance: Collection Gabor Orszagh, Budapest, Hungary. The Setsubun festival is celebrated during the first day of spring and includes the rite of oni-yarai or mame-maki, where roasted beans are thrown at oni to rid the coming year of any demons and disease-bringing spirits. The present netsuke was likely carved as a talisman for Setsubun. Auction comparison: Compare a related wood netsuke of a cowering oni by another Nagoya school artist, signed Masakazu, at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 28 April 2023, Vienna, lot 64 (sold for EUR, 3,900).

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A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF AN ONI COWERING DURING SETSUBUN, AFTER TADATOSHI A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF AN ONI COWERING DURING SETSUBUN, AFTER TADATOSHI After Tadatoshi, signed Tadatoshi 忠利 The oni is comically curled into a ball, holding a reed mat above his head in a futile attempt to shield himself from a shower of roasted soybeans being thrown at him during the oni-yarai ceremony on Setsubun day. His awkward position, with legs bent and toes curled, results in a poor defense, as less than half the beans hit the mat while the rest strike his exposed rump, knee, and abdomen. The oni's sad expression, with sorrowful eyes glancing to the side, shows how thoroughly he is being pelted. Natural himotoshi through his feet. Signed to the back of one calf in ukibori characters TADATOSHI. LENGTH 4.2 cm Condition: Very good condition with only minor wear. Provenance: Collection Gabor Orszagh, Budapest, Hungary. The Setsubun festival is celebrated during the first day of spring and includes the rite of oni-yarai or mame-maki, where roasted beans are thrown at oni to rid the coming year of any demons and disease-bringing spirits. The present netsuke was likely carved as a talisman for Setsubun. Auction comparison: Compare a related wood netsuke of a cowering oni by another Nagoya school artist, signed Masakazu, at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 28 April 2023, Vienna, lot 64 (sold for EUR, 3,900).

Estimate 3 000 - 6 000 EUR
Starting price 3 000 EUR

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